sTUPID qUESTIONS aBOUT ocs

[Tycho_Brohe]

Yea,that haha. Looks like it must take forever to eat that way.

Yep, and they also limited us to 15 minutes of eating, which is why three people choked. Lost quite a bit of weight while I was there though.

 

[z06z33]

Yep, and they also limited us to 15 minutes of eating, which is why three people choked. Lost quite a bit of weight while I was there though.

Do they still do it?

 

[Tycho_Brohe]

I don't know, I haven't been there for two years.

 

[z06z33]

I don't know, I haven't been there for two years.

Gotcha,thanks for the info. Sounds like a bunch of fun haha.

 

[Larick]

Eating by the numbers was gone when I went. You still have to do door entry procedures.

 

[z06z33]

Eating by the numbers was gone when I went. You still have to do door entry procedures.

I know this is probably a dumb question but what are those?

 

[Tycho_Brohe]

I know this is probably a dumb question but what are those?

Just this thing you have to do every time you enter the chow hall. There's a whole script of things you're supposed to do. Everyone learns it in the first couple weeks, the candios (and then the DI's) teach you. I'm sure there are videos on YouTube from graduating classes who do them on their last day if you're that curious, but there's no need to worry that much about it before you go there.

 

[kjsupply05]

Does anyone have any guidance on what OCS is like in the winter? How is it altered based on the weather conditions? Thanks for any insight!

 

[Spartan43]

Does anyone have any guidance on what OCS is like in the winter? How is it altered based on the weather conditions? Thanks for any insight!

PT inside Nimitz Hall instead of on the field.
Minimal marching and outdoor RPT.
Ice picking and snow shoveling duty led by duty section leaders from the south.

 

[Jenlm]

PT inside Nimitz Hall instead of on the field.
Minimal marching and outdoor RPT.
Ice picking and snow shoveling duty led by duty section leaders from the south.

^Snow shoveling by southerners^ I love it! So glad I'm from Minnesota

 

[Spartan43]

^Snow shoveling by southerners^ I love it! So glad I'm from Minnesota

Yup, so much salt wasted

 

[kjsupply05]

PT inside Nimitz Hall instead of on the field.
Minimal marching and outdoor RPT.
Ice picking and snow shoveling duty led by duty section leaders from the south.

Haha This description made me laugh. Thank you for the insight. I figured that there would be some adjustments... sounds bearable!

 

[haimehhh]

A friend of mine who went through OCS November 2013-February 2014 said to expect more indoor PT and that the most they ran was about 3 miles, and even that was built up to over time. Also, it was too windy for them to do the ropes course– he was pretty bummed about that, haha. @kjsupply05

 

[kjsupply05]

A friend of mine who went through OCS November 2013-February 2014 said to expect more indoor PT and that the most they ran was about 3 miles, and even that was built up to over time. Also, it was too windy for them to do the ropes course– he was pretty bummed about that, haha. @kjsupply05

Thanks for the note on that man. I figured it may be challenging to run indoors. And that does suck about the ropes course. :-(

 

[Jenlm]

A friend of mine who went through OCS November 2013-February 2014 said to expect more indoor PT and that the most they ran was about 3 miles, and even that was built up to over time. Also, it was too windy for them to do the ropes course– he was pretty bummed about that, haha. @kjsupply05

I would be devastated if I didn't get to do the ropes course....probably one of the things I am most excited about haha